Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Octagon Hall Mansion, also known by names like, Octagon House, Mayfair Farm and the Eight-Sided Mansion, stands as a unique landmark in Franklin, Kentucky. Construction began in 1847 under Andrew Jackson Caldwell, who envisioned a home unlike any other. Built with the labour of enslaved individuals, the mansion was completed in 1859. Slave quarters once stood behind the house and the property holds the graves of many slaves who lived and died there. Tragedy seemed […]